*Adolescents enrolled in the Aged, Blind and Disabled or Foster Care Programs are eligible to age 21 years.

In addition to making payments for the first quarter of 2018, we’ll also make a final sweep, or “True Up” payment of 2017. With this payment, we will provide a final non-compliant patient list for the 2017 claims. If you see a patient on this list for whom you provided a well check, please fill out the Proof Form (one per patient), attach an appropriate HCFA or EOP, and fax to (614) 355-3185 or email to PFKProviderRel@NationwideChildrens.org. Once submitted information is verified, payments for these claims will be included in the 2018 quarter 2 check later this year.

More News & Updates

PFK Can Help with Certification

Partners For Kids is an excellent resource to fulfill Part 4 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements through its six approved quality improvement projects. See how.

“Depression Screening and Management in Primary Care” Webinar January 25

The next quarterly webinar, “Depression Screening and Management in Primary Care: Building Relationships with Local Behavioral Health Professionals,” is scheduled for Thursday, January 25, 2018, at noon.

We want to make sure we have the most accurate billing information for each practice. Please submit a current W-9 form to Julianne.Michel@NationwideChildrens.org by February 28. If you have questions, call Juli-Anne Michel at (614) 355-5517.

In July, Ujjwal Ramtekkar, MD, MPE, MBA, joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at The Ohio State University. He also joins Partners For Kids as an Associate Medical Director, where he will work to develop an integrated primary care – behavioral health model as a leading priority.

The next quarterly PFK webinar takes place Tuesday, October 2, from noon to 1 p.m. Our featured speakers are Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, and Marc Michalsky, MD, from the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Interested in pursuing a sponsored quality improvement project? PFK offers training and resources to help! These projects overlap with many of Medicaid’s quality measures and with measures in the PFK Physician Incentive Program. Check out the available options.

Our Prescribing Guidelines for Behavioral Health include prescribing recommendations for ADHD, disruptive behavior disorders, anxiety disorders and depression, and autism spectrum disorder, as well as a comprehensive medication list for Medicaid plans of preferred and non-preferred agents.